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Monday, January 31, 2022
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The rental business and long distance relationship with mom (2019)
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The idea of starting a rental business was beyond my wildest imaginations. The main challenge would have been getting people to accept the challenges of a rental business and if it were my initiative, the first challenge would have been mom herself. Mom learnt of a prospective tenant from our neighbour Mrs Poonam and tenant and tenant's family were ready to move in to the room I was staying in. The grandpa's room. The tenant's three kids were taking tuition from Mrs Poonam and hence the selection of our house as a place to live. When I had stayed in Tri Nagar in the summers till August, I had cleared a lot of clutter from granny's room and realigned furniture in grandpa's room. Sham was staying in the room above mom's. The roof in granny's room and hall to mom's room had fallen down long back. There was no way to room above grandpa's room. In summers of 2019, I got the roof of two rooms fixed in an expense of about 75000 INR. This was supposed to make the place livable. In the fall of 2019, mom flooded the house with tenants in every room due to which I had to intervene and had to hear from badi buaji. At that point in time, the house was less of a house and more of a rooster coop. 12 people, 4 rooms and 1 restroom. Limited water supply. I had taken a trip to Delhi from Chandigarh on one weekend to assess the situation and it was a bad feeling that I got on seeing the place this crowded. Later from the help of Manju bua and Kumkum bua, we asked few tenants to vacate from granny's hall and Manju bua's room above. This stabilized the situation for the time being and from there the business goes on.
How the dog found himself a new master (Translation)
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Chapter 2: Before you read: You may know that the dog and the wolf are closely related. You may also know something about how over the centuries, human beings have domesticated and tamed wild animals. Here is a story about how the dog became a tame animal.How the dog found himself a new master
1. Dogs were once their own masters, and lived the way wovles do, in freedom, until a dog was born who was ill pleased with this way of life. He was sick and tired of wandering about by himself looking for food and being frightened of those who were stronger than he. 2. He thought it over and decided that the best thing for him to do was to become the servant of one who was stronger than anyone on earth, and he set out to find such a master. 3. He walked and he walked and he met a kinsman of his, a big wolf who was as strong as he was fierce. "Where are you going, Dog?" the Wolf asked. "I am looking for someone to take up serice with. Would you like to be my master, Wolf?" "I don't see why not!" the Wolf said, and this agreed upon, the two of them went on together. 4. They walked and they walked, and all of a sudden the Wolf lifted his nose, sniffed, darted quickly off the path and into the bushes and crept deeper into the forest. The Dog was much surprised. "What's come over you, master?" he asked. "What has frightened you so?" "Can't you see? There's a Bear out there, and he might eat up both of us - you and me." 5. Seeing that the bear was stronger than the wolf,the dog decided to take up service with him, and he left the wolf and asked the bear to be his master. The bear agreed to this readily and said, "let us go and find a herd of cows. I'll kill a cow and then we can who both eat our fill." 6. They walked on and soon saw a herd of cows, but just as they were about to come up to it they were stopped by a terrible noise. The cows were mooing loudly and running in a panic in all directions. 7. The bear looked out from behind a tree, and then he too ran hastily deeper Into the forest. Now, why did I have to come heresaid he to the dog. It is the lion who rules the forest in these part. "The lion? Who he?" "Don’t you know? He is the strongest beast on Earth. "Well, then. I’ll say goodbye to you, Bear. I want a master who is stronger than anyone earth!" 8. And off the dog went to ask the lion to be his master. The lion agreed to it, and the dogs stayed with him and served him for a long, long time. It was a good life, and he had nothing to complain of, there was no stronger beast in the forest than the Lion, and no one dared touch the dog or offend him in any way. 9. But one day the two of them were walking side by side along a path that ran amid bare cliffs when all of a sudden the lion stopped, he gave a great roar and struck the ground angrily with his paw with such force that a hole formed there. Then he began to back away very quietly. "What is it, master, is anything wrong?" asked the Dog, surprised. "I smell a man coming this way", the Lion said. We ‘d better run for it or we’ll be in trouble." "Oh, well, then I’ll say goodbye to you, Lion. I want a master who is stronger than anyone on earth!" 10. And off the Dog went to join the man and he stayed with him and served him faithfully. This happened long, long ago, but to this day the Dog is man's most loyal servant and knows no other master.
A house, a home (Poem, Word Meanings, Read it loud)
A House, A Home What is the difference between a house and a home? Discuss it with your partner. Then read the poem. What is a house? It's brick and stone And wood that's hard. Some window glass And perhaps a yard. It's eaves and chimneys And tile floors And stucco and roof And lots of doors. What is a home? It's loving and family And doing for others. It's brothers and sisters And fathers and mothers. It's unselfish acts And kindly sharing And showing your loved ones You're always caring. -- Lorraine M. HalliWord Meanings
between: बिˈट्वीन् Learn to pronounce preposition , adverb 1. in the space in the middle of two things, people, places, etc. दो वस्तुओं, व्यक्तियों, स्थानों आदि के बीच में; मध्य I was sitting between Gagan and Charu. I was sitting between Gagan and Charu. a village between Delhi and Agra 2. (used about two amounts, distances, ages, times, etc.) at a point that is greater or later than the first and smaller or earlier than the second; somewhere in the middle (दो दूरवर्ती स्थितियों, मापों, फासलों, आयु, समय आदि के) मध्य में ----- house हाउस् noun noun: house; noun: house music; plural noun: houses; plural noun: house musics 1. a building that is made for people to live in रहने का मकान Is yours a four-bedroomed or a three-bedroomed house?Is yours a four-bedroomed or a three-bedroomed house? 2. all the people who live in one house मकान में रहने वाले सभी लोग Don’t shout. You’ll wake the whole house up.Don’t shout. You’ll wake the whole house up. 3. a building that is used for a particular purpose विशेष प्रयोजन की इमारत a warehousea warehouse 4. a large firm involved in a particular kind of business विशेष प्रकार का व्यापार करने वाली बड़ी फ़र्म, व्यापारिक प्रतिष्ठान a fashion/publishing housea fashion/publishing house 5. a restaurant, usually that sells one particular type of food रेस्तराँ (जहाँ प्रायः एक विशेष प्रकार के भोज्य पदार्थ मिलते हैं) a curry/spaghetti housea curry/spaghetti house house wine [the cheapest wine on a restaurant’s menu]house wine [the cheapest wine on a restaurant’s menu] 6. a group of people who meet to make a country’s laws एक जगह मिल-बैठकर देश के लिए क़ानून बनाने वालों का समूह, सदन (के सदस्य) the House of Commonsthe House of Commons the Houses of Parliamentthe Houses of Parliament 7. the audience at a theatre or cinema, or the area where they sit रंगमंच या सिनेमा का दर्शक वर्ग या उनके बैठने का स्थान There was a full house for the play this evening.There was a full house for the play this evening. verb verb: house; past tense: housed; past participle: housed; 3rd person present: houses; gerund or present participle: housing 1. to provide somebody with a place to live किसी को रहने के लिए स्थान उपलब्ध कराना, ठहराना The government must house homeless families.The government must house homeless families. 2. to contain or keep something किसी का स्थित होना, किसी वस्तु को स्थान देना Her office is housed in a separate building.Her office is housed in a separate building. ----- then द़े̮न् Learn to pronounce adverb adverb: then 1. (at) that time उस समय, तब I spoke to him on Wednesday, but I haven’t seen him since then.I spoke to him on Wednesday, but I haven’t seen him since then. They met in 1998 and remained close friends from then on.They met in 1998 and remained close friends from then on. 2. next; after that अगली; उसके बाद, तत्पश्चात, तब There was silence for a minute. Then he replied.There was silence for a minute. Then he replied. 3. used to show the logical result of a statement or situation किसी कथन या स्थिति का तर्कसंगत परिणाम दर्शाने के लिए प्रयुक्त ‘I don’t feel at all well.’ ‘Why don’t you go to the doctor then?’‘I don’t feel at all well.’ ‘Why don’t you go to the doctor then?’ If you don’t do any work then you’ll fail the exam.If you don’t do any work then you’ll fail the exam. 4. SPOKEN (used after words like now, okay, right, etc. to show the beginning or end of a conversation or statement) (‘now, okay, right’ आदि शब्दों के बाद, किसी बातचीत या वक्तव्य का आरंभ या अंत दर्शाने के लिए प्रयुक्त) Now then, are we all ready to go?Now then, are we all ready to go? Right then, I’ll see you tomorrow. ----- eaves ईव़्ज़् Learn to pronounce noun noun: eave; plural noun: eaves the edges of a roof that stick out over the walls दीवार से बाहर निकलती हुई झुकी छत का किनारा; छज्जा, ओलती ----- Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture. ----- kind काइन्ड् Learn to pronounce noun a group whose members all have the same qualities समान गुणों वाले व्यक्तियों का समूह; वर्ग people of all kindspeople of all kinds The concert attracted all kinds of people. What kind of car have you got? Similar: sort type adjective caring about others; friendly and generous परोपकारी; मित्रवत और उदार Everyone’s been so kind to us since we came here! -----
Thursday, January 27, 2022
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